Armchair Pundit

Amazing turnaround under Eddie, absolutely amazing!

Fuck me, the kid's dynamite! BRUNO BRUNO BRUNO!!!

I don't think it's any coincidence that ASM has struggled in recent months at the same time as Wilson being out. Wood just doesn't create enough of a threat to give ASM as much room as he'd had before.

Give over

So looking forward to Trippier coming back, him and WIlson.

Agreed, no need for it, he was always a good lad for us, didn't leave under a cloud as far as I'm concerned.

I wish we had players who could score from distance

I don't usually advocate such things but I'm starting to wonder if someone needs to bring a drum in to get the crowd bouncing when it goes a bit flat, shouldn't need it really though.

Runs and runs and run, but just doesn't have the final touch needed to be that next level. Such a shame, he's another like Ritchie who gives everything.

More of the same in the second half most likely, game feels fairly even. Thought ASM had a slow start, picked up as the game went on - as usual though the whole team seems to be struggling with end product.

There's a whole queue of players that need to be replaced before we even look at moving Saint Maxi on, utterly bonkers.

I thought today was the first loss we deserved after the good run we had, we were robbed by bad officiating against Chelski and Everton, but today we were just plain shit. That said, I think the most disappointing thing for me was how much it highlighted how far English football has fallen that players falling down at the slightest touch is now accepted as the norm and even cheered on by the punditry as good play. That and seeing a player like Kane, who is revered so much by the media, practically begging the referee to get another player sent off. For anyone to put Kane in the same bracket as Shearer for sportsmanship and professionalism is laughable and the difference for me as far as ability is concerned is that Shearer made his own goals, Kane needs his goals to be made for him.

Every time I see this pic used on Sky I think of the film Coneheads...

I've not seen much lately about a rebuild of the club's training ground/academy or a potential sporting complex, have I been completely blind (could easily happen with me), or has it just not been set in motion yet? Is the Newcastle Foundation to do with that at all?

Just seen Pogba being touted as a potential free transfer for us - I really hope not, I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole. Completely over-rated, has a terrible attitude and horrible work ethic.

Top Tips and Up The Arse Corner Corner were great, had a copy of the original Roger's Profanisaurus at one point, I wonder if it's still in my loft.

I'm still confused as to how there is any talk about supposed billionaires tabling bids for Chelsea, I thought the club as an asset is frozen and can't be sold. I mean, who would get the money from the sale?!

Fucking disgusted by this result. Didn't expect much before the match really, but after being the better team throughout, not having a blatant red given against us, not having a blatant pen given to us, we've been utterly robbed by the ref and VAR, be it from incompetence or corruption, I'm fucking furious!

The best teams scrap wins even when having an off day, let's hope that's us in that bracket now! TOON! TOON! BLACK AND WHITE ARMY!!!

I felt Leeds' recent decline was less about Bielsa and more about the team, that said though, one of my mates is a Leeds fan and he thinks Bielsa's just lost his magic, maybe been there too long.

Didn't some of the bigger named younger foreign managers credit Bielsa as a big influence/mentor to them? I seem to recall Pochettino and maybe Guardiola mentioning him?

Our balls have been great, our Wood, not so much

Not sure on my predictions really, but like @Mattoon I'd love to see Everton go down, just for the crap they gave Rafa and I don't like Fat Frank.